What was meant to be a week of celebrating Jubilee's achievements as the government deployed its troupes to more than 13 radio stations turned out to be a bad week in the office for Jubilee.
The move may not have achieved the desired results as Kenyans on Twitter and Facebook chose to focus on one thing that continues to haunt the Jubilee administration as it seeks a fresh mandate-Corruption.
A research conducted by a leading media house revealed that all topics were related to elections but corruption featured prominently with the majority of the tweets being negative. Only 4 percent of the tweets were positive.
Kenyans.co.ke sampled the following tweets relating to the subject.
What became of the SILICON VALLEY? Did someone disappear with the money? #GoKEmptyTalk
— Moses Ochieng' (@mozah2000) June 8, 2017
never again can we vote thieves in Kenya! We av matured this time round #GoKEmptyTalk
— Ferdinand Orina* (@Ferdy_o) June 8, 2017
The decision by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission(IEBC) to clear candidates who were implicated in corruption scandals under the Jubilee administration made some Twitter users to revisit some scandals that were unearthed during the Jubilee administration.
As we delete Ch 6 on Integrity @WanjikuRevolt @Maskani254 @TIKenya @29nyash @alaminkimathi @DavidNdii @coldtusker pic.twitter.com/8KH5UqxHEh
— Gabriel Dolan (@GabrielDolan1) June 4, 2017
No more five years for you to steal Bungoma county government reasources in the name of wheelbarrows and fake projects #LusakaMapera
— Sitwangaa (@Sitwangaa) June 2, 2017
Am afraid,the high level of corruption,tribalism and high cost of basic commodities is eroding lots of your gain.
— Theodore Collins (@owinotheodore) June 4, 2017
The simmering tension between rival Jubilee politicians in Rift Valley and their supporters was not good news either. A section of the leaders led by Uasin Gishu Governor Jackson Mandago threatened to sabotage Jubilee and support the opposition.
But all was not gloom for the Jubilee party. Two opinion polls released by Research firms Ipsos and Africa Electoral Observation Group (AEOG). However, National Super Alliance leaders and a section of Kenyans were quick to dismiss the findings, expressing confidence that Raila Odinga is in the lead and will win the August polls.
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